On Tuesday, June 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., The Inn at Ohio Northern University, Ada, will host a wine tasting and food pairing event featuring Ravenhurst Champagne Cellars. This will be held outside at the Inn's garden courtyard.
Ravenhurst Champagne Cellars are award-winning wine makers seriously dedicated to traditional method champenoise champagne and handcrafted wines. Guests will enjoy an evening of fine wine and gourmet food in a relaxed and beautiful setting. The evening's menu includes:
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day. During the past seven days, the area has recorded 1.75 inches of rain, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. During the recent seven-day period rain fell on six of those days. Here's his daily report.
The Benroth Bridge invites you to walk across it. Don't worry. There are no trolls underneath. The bridge, named in memory of Eugene and Evelyn Benroth was refurbished this spring. This is the 10th year that the bridge has stood, crossing the Marsh Run at the Buckeye.
Several lemonade stands may pop up in Bluffton on Saturday, June 26, thanks to First National Bank's Young Entrepreneurs Program "The Lemonade Stand."
In recent years, First National Bank has been actively involved in financial education for youth in area schools, according to Brendon Matthews, vice president commercial lender of First National Bank. "Recently we developed a program called the Young Entrepreneurs," he said.
Summer Tee Ball registration is still open at BFR. Boys who will be ages 5 or 6 and girls who will be ages 5, 6 or 7 by June 1 are welcome to register.
BFR Tee Ball will be held at the Bluffton village park on Tuesday and
Thursday nights beginning July 6 and continuing to Aug. 5. Cost per
child is $30 ($15 BFR member) and includes a team t-shirt.
It's a ways off, but in September Bluffton will be visited by several hundred bicyclists. Paul Craun of the Hancock County Handibars biking organization, said Bluffton on the final leg of a 100-mile bike event on Sunday, Sept. 12.
The bikers' route starts and ends at The Cube in Findlay. Bikers will leave The Cube at 7 a.m. Using backroads, their 50-mile point is Arlington. Their 75-mile point is Bluffton. In Bluffton, they plan to have a rest break at the village park.
